Condiment dispenser



P M. J. STICKLES ET AL 2,174,142

CONDIMENT DISPENSER Filed Sept. 23, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Invenior MJ SZQ'cZJZes l. I Sake/Z95 Attorneys Patented Sept. 26, 1939 UNITED STATES CONDIMENT DISPENSER Merle J. Stickies and Leonard F. Schakel, Loveland, Colo.

Application September 23, 1937, Serial No. 165,336

1 Claim.

This invention appertains to new and useful improvements in condiment dispensers.especially adapted for public dining rooms and restaurants.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a condiment holder in combination with a stand and means whereby the condiment holder cannot be easily stolen.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a condiment holder and display stand in such a manner that the display stand will serve as a support for the condiment holder.

Other important objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader of the following specification.

In the drawings- Figure 1 represents a. front elevational view of the structure.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary top plan view.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view on line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view on line 5-5 of Figure 1.

' Figure 6 is a section on line 65 of Fig. 5. Figure 7 is a section on line I-I of Fig. 3. Figure 8 is a sectional view taken substantially on line 3-3 of Figure 3.

Figure 9 is a section on line 9-9 of Fig. 1.

Figure 10 is a fragmentary elevation of the inner side of the door and showing the door detent.

Figure 11 is a section on line ll--ll of Fig. 10.

Figure 12 is an elevational view with parts in section of the condiment tube and wrench.

Figure 13 is an end elevational view of the structure shown in Figure 12.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen that numeral 5 represents a table or other supporting structure upon which the stand generally referred to by numeral 6 is disposed. This stand is of hollow construction, the same consisting of the front wall ll, a top wall 8, back wall 9, end walls l0, and bottom wall II. The bottom wall II is secured by wood screws or other suitable means l2 to the table 5. Upon the bottom II is the electric light socket l3 in which a bulb I4 is placed for illuminating the interior of the stand and this light is visible through the arrangement of narrow windows l5 around the frame I6 of the door I l, which door is secured in place by the hooks iii.

The bottom H is provided with the extending portion l9 and rising from this extending portion l3 are the bosses 20-2l. Boss 20 is undercut to provide a retaining lid 22 for the lip 23 at one end of the ash receptacle 24, which the other boss 2i is undercut to receive the peripheral portion of the rotatable disk 24, the same 5 being provided with the stud 25 disposed into the' opening 26 of the lip 21 protruding from the opposite end of the ash receptacle 24. A portion of this disk 24 is cut off as at 28 so that when the disk is rotated to a certain position this pe- 0 ripheral portion of the disk 24 will not underlie the overhanging part of boss 2| thus permitting displacement of the ash receptacle 24. The detent 29 for the door I! is of like construction and the stud of both of these detents is provided with 15 a polygonal-shaped recess 30 for receiving the polygonal-shaped extension 3| of the funnellike' scoop 32. This scoop is used for filling the condiment holder generally referred to by numeral 33, while the polygonal portion 3| is in- 2 0 sertable in the recess 30 of either the detent 29 or the detent 24 and rotated so as to properly set the corresponding detent to permit opening of the detent or latching of the same.

Inside of the stand 6 is the reel 34, one end 25 of the shaft of which is journaled in the frame It as at while the other end of the shaft engages into the bushing 36 threaded into the rear wall 9, said bushing being also provided with a polygonal-shaped socket for receiving the 80 wrench end 3| of the scoop 32.

A recess 31 is provided in the top 8 of the stand 6 for receiving the lower portion of the holder 33. This holder 33 consists of a shell-like structure provided with side walls 38-38 in which 85 openings 33 are formed. An internal partition divides the interior of the shell or holder 33 into a pepper compartment and a salt compartment and these condiments can be dispensed through the openings 39 when the condiment 40 holder 33 has been removed from the shell 6 and shaken. However, the holder cannot be stolen because it is connected by the tape 4| to the reel 34. A spring 44 has one end connected to the shaft of the reel and its other end to a projec- 45 tion 44 extending from the inner face of the rear wall 9 of the stand 6, this spring acting to hold the tape 4| in wound condition on the reel but permitting the tape to be unwound from the reel when the holder 33 is lifted from the stand. 60 When the holder 33 is put back on the stand, the spring will rewind the tape upon the reel.

Filler plugs 45 are provided in the bottom of the holder 33 one for each of the said compartments and each of these plugs is provided with a mm circular socket for receiving the part ll of the funnel 32.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size and materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the invention what is claimed as new is:

A condiment dispensing device comprising a hollow stand, said stand having a transversely concaved top portion and an opening at the bottom of the eoncaved portion, a condiment holder having its bottom portion of curved shape for uniform contact engagement with the surface of the concaved top of the stand, said condiment holder having a normally closed filler opening in the bottom thereof, the bottom oi the condiment holder being provided with a depending plug-like formation adapted to seat in the opening of the concaved top portion of the stand.

MERLE J. S'I'ICKLES. LEONARD I". SCHAKEL. 

